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Supporting neurodivergent barristers, pupils and aspiring barristers
| Purpose: | To provide guidance on neurodiversity for chambers and neurodivergent barristers, pupils and aspiring barristers |
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| Scope of application: | All barristers and chambers |
| Issued by: | Equality, Diversity and Social Mobility Committee |
| First reviewed: | 19/03/2026 |
| Last reviewed: | 19/03/2026 |
| Status and effect: | Please see the notice at end of this page. This is not "guidance" for the purposes of the BSB Handbook I6.4. |
This guide includes:
• An introduction to neurodiversity
• Legal and regulatory requirements (including reasonable adjustments)
• Advice for chambers in supporting neurodivergent barristers, pupils and aspiring barristers (including FAQs on reasonable adjustments)
• Advice for neurodivergent barristers, pupils and aspiring barristers
• Links to useful organisations
Download: Supporting neurodivergent barristers, pupils and aspiring barristers:
Download ( PDF )This document has been prepared by the Bar Council to assist barristers on matters of professional conduct and ethics. It is not “guidance” for the purposes of the BSB Handbook I6.4, and neither the BSB nor a disciplinary tribunal nor the Legal Ombudsman is bound by any views or advice expressed in it. It does not comprise – and cannot be relied on as giving – legal advice. It has been prepared in good faith, but neither the Bar Council nor any of the individuals responsible for or involved in its preparation accept any responsibility or liability for anything done in reliance on it. For fuller information as to the status and effect of this document, please see here.